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Antigonish – Members of NSGEU Local 88, support staff at St.FX, along with members of the CAW and St. FXAUT held a rally today with an estimated 75 people in attendance. They held the rally outside the St.FX Keating Centre during a meeting of the Board of Governors to protest job cuts at the university. […]

Antigonish – NSGEU President Joan Jessome was joined by Peter McInnis, the President of the St.F.X. Association of University Teachers (St.F.X.AUT), , and Angus MacGillivray, President of CAW Local 2107, at a press conference to respond to the announcement of the elimination of 28 support staff positions at the University including 17 layoffs and continued […]

Members of Local 88 were joined by NSGEU 1st Vice President Jason MacLean to protest the Board of Governors decision to cut 17 support staff while continuing to build new buildings, hold gala suppers and lobster boils, and give bonuses to already overpaid senior administration. Over 40 NSGEU members carried brown bags and picket signs […]

StFX Administration and Board of Governors What Are You Thinking? Open Letter to: Hon. Frank McKenna (Chair of the St. F.X. Board of Governors), Dr. Sean Riley (President and Vice-Chair), St.F.X.Board of Governors We are the staff of StFX University; the women and men who teach and support more than 4,200 students and keep this campus […]

The Union and Employer are scheduled for conciliation today,Â Thursday, March 7th, 2013.Â The Union’s goal is to achieve a tentative agreement with your Employer and avert a strike. Please watch for an email update from your Local containing the outcome of conciliation as soon as it is known. The Union has given its 48-hour notice […]

Local 88 Bargaining Update Bulletin St.F.X.AUT shows support for Local 88 The Union has received overwhelming support from St. Francis Xavier University Association of University Teachers (StFXAUT), as well as individual faculty members, in the event Local 88 members go on strike. StFXAUT has committed to donating $2,000 per week to a Local 88 strike. […]

As communicated earlier, we have sessions scheduled for meetings with members and possible voting on March 8th, depending on the outcome of conciliation on March 7th.Â All sessions will be held in Room 021 in St. Ninianâ€™s Hall in the same format as previous sessions, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to […]

On Friday, February 15th, Local 88 members were advised that talks broke off late on February 14th and that the Local 88 Bargaining Committee is recommending members reject the Employerâ€™s last offer. The information session and voting is as follows: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 St. Ninian Place, Room 021 12 pm to 1 pmâ€“Information Session […]

February 15, 2013 Antigonish â€“ Members of NSGEU Local 88, St. F.X. support staff, have voted in favour of rejecting the employerâ€™s last offer. â€œOur members are looking for some headway on two issues most important to the membership; wages and the classification process,â€ says Joan Jessome, President of the Nova Scotia Government & General […]

February 15, 2013 Talks Break Off Between St. F.X. and NSGEU Local 88, University Support Staff. Antigonish â€“ Conciliation talks broke down last night between St.F.X. and NSGEU Local 88, support staff, after twelve (12) hours at the table. â€œAlthough we did make some progress yesterday, we werenâ€™t able to make any headway […]